Sharjah vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3243
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$958
$523
🏘️ Family rent
$1655
$319
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2174
$854
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
21
😀 Quality of life
83
40
🏙️ Population
1.25M
6.71M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 66% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 3460th and 6043rd ($1494 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 13th in the United Arab Emirates and China, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 412th and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.45
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6652
$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.8
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.67
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7169
$22179

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$665
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$665
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$621
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$668
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$643
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$644
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$644
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$620
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$613
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$603
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$522
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$592
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$643
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$536
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$607
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$657
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$602
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$702
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$620
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$621
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$631
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$746
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$572
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$645
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$670
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$587
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$575
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$695
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$654
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$566
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$665
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$868
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$700
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$541
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$666
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$505
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$984